Chicken Paprikash

Name: Chicken Paprikash
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 50 min
Total time: 1 h 5 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Hungary
Ingredients: 1.5kg chicken pieces, bone-in; 2 large onions, diced; 3 tbsp sweet Hungarian paprika; 1 tsp hot paprika; 2 green peppers, diced; 2 medium tomatoes, diced; 300ml soured cream; 2 tbsp plain flour; 3 tbsp lard or butter; egg noodles or spaetzle to serve

Hungary

Chicken paprikash (paprikás csirke) is Hungary's most internationally recognised dish after goulash. It was created when paprika became widely available in Hungary in the 18th century.

Hungary's most comforting dish — chicken braised in a rich paprika and soured cream sauce until silky and deeply flavoured. Served over egg noodles or spaetzle.

Authentic Hungary Chicken Paprikash recipe

Prep

15 mins

Cook

50 mins

Difficulty

Easy

Calories

540 kcal

Serves

Calories are an estimate based on ingredients used

Ingredients

1.5kgchicken pieces, bone-in

2 largeonions, diced

3 tbspsweet Hungarian paprika

1 tsphot paprika

2green peppers, diced

2medium tomatoes, diced

300mlsoured cream

2 tbspplain flour

3 tbsplard or butter

egg noodles or spaetzleto serve

Method

Brown chicken pieces in lard. Remove.

Fry onions until golden. Off heat, add paprika and stir.

Return to heat. Add peppers and tomatoes. Cook 5 minutes.

Return chicken. Cover and cook on low heat 35 minutes.

Remove chicken. Stir flour into soured cream, whisk into sauce.

Simmer gently 5 minutes. Return chicken. Serve over egg noodles.

Chef's Tip

The paprika must be fresh and good quality — Hungarian sweet paprika has a completely different depth to ordinary supermarket paprika.

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